With Meng Chang's amazing assist, Luo Youdu became famous all over the world.
Before, it could only be said to be slightly famous, and it was limited to Kaifeng.
People in Kaifeng all know that there is a good official named Luo Youdu in Kaifeng Mansion. He is fair in dealing with matters, fair in punishments, and can be reasonable when necessary.
His record of defeating Lee Jung-gyu was indeed wonderful. But it was not surprising that he was praised by literati and civil servants.
Achievements are what military attachés use to eat.
There are constant disputes in the Central Plains. Which military attache does not have military exploits, large and small?
What can a battle mean?
Besides, Wang Jing and Han Lingkun also contributed to this.
But it would be different if he forced Meng Chang to surrender and ordered him to remove his imperial title and respect the Central Plains court as Zhengshuo.
Although the Shu Kingdom was still autonomous from Meng Chang, nominally speaking, Meng Chang was equal to the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Without spending a single soldier, he could see through the economic problems of the Shu Kingdom based on clues, pretend to send troops, and force the opponent to increase his troops to resist, thus triggering a series of effects, causing the Shu Kingdom's economy to collapse and surrender.
What kind of magical operation is this?
He has a keen eye for fire, is attentive to every detail, and knows every possible way. I cannot praise him enough.
Zhang Liang and Zhuge are just like this, right?
In the past hundred years of history, there have been constant disputes in the world, fierce generals have emerged in large numbers, and there are countless good generals.
But there are very few immortal figures like Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Xie An, and Wang Meng who can conquer thousands of miles and turn their hands into clouds and rain.
Luo Youdu suddenly came into the world and immediately attracted the attention of millions of people.
His reputation spread throughout the North and South, Northern Han, Khitan, Southern Tang, Southern Han, Wuyue and other places, and everyone spread his name, his name and his deeds.
The biggest beneficiary of Luo Youdu's fame was none other than the Emperor Guo Rong of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Great Zhou Dynasty occupied the Central Plains and always regarded itself as the Zhengshuo of China.
Compared with Guo Wei's low profile, Guo Rong was tested by the invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan as soon as he took office. He made a desperate effort to win, and then put down the heroic words of "Ten years to open up the world, ten years to feed the people, ten years to bring peace".
He never concealed his ambition to dominate the world, and also showed his ability as a wise master.
Now the rise of Luo Youdu and the combination of Guo Rong are just another allusion of Ming emperors meeting virtuous ministers.
For example, King Wen of Zhou met Jiang Ziya, Liu Bang met Zhang Liang, Liu Bei met Zhuge, and Li Shimin met Fang Xuanling.
Although this reputation does not provide a substantial increase in strength, it is the thing that can best unite the hearts of the people.
What people want.
Guo Rong's appointment also spread to Fengzhou.
Wang Jing was transferred from Fengxiang Jiedu Envoy to Qinzhou Jiedushi Envoy, and was also responsible for deploying the capital along the western border to defend against party items and the possible backstabbing of the Western Shu ruler.
Wang Jing was overjoyed. He originally thought that Fengxiang Jiedushi had come to an end, but unexpectedly he was able to make further progress and became the commander-in-chief of the town in the west of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
At the same time, Guo Rong further showed his magnanimity and ordered an amnesty for all captured Shu soldiers, leaving them to decide whether to stay or go.
He has regarded Xishu as his own land and extended his kindness.
Luo Youdu and Han Lingkun also received the order to withdraw their troops and return to Beijing.
Han Lingkun stretched out with laughter and said, "I can finally go back. When I return to Bianjing, I invite you to have a drink at Tianshui Lane."
After Meng Chang submitted his credentials, Han Lingkun changed his name to sir.
Luo Youdu responded with a smile: "It's a deal."
He was talking, but he was not as excited as Han Lingkun. Instead, he told Cao Bin not to prepare a bag. They would not be able to leave for a while.
Sure enough, soon Guo Rong came with an urgent order, asking Zhang Jianxiong to send troops and horses to escort the Shu envoys first, revoke their order to retreat, and continue to stay in Fengzhou to put pressure on Shu.
After all, in addition to submitting a petition acknowledging Guo Rong's status, the amount of tribute paid by this vassal country each year also had to be discussed.
Their army stays in Fengzhou so they can bargain better.
Han Lingkun was busy for a few days, and the army was ready to move, so he had to stop again and set up camp again.
For this reason, Han Lingkun couldn't help complaining: "Sir, he knew earlier that the government would let us stay? Why didn't you tell us earlier?"
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "The official's will is to order the withdrawal of troops, even if he revokes the order. Until the order is revoked, the withdrawal order will still be in effect. In the army, military orders are the top priority, how can we be short-changed or compromised?"
Being able to understand the higher meaning is a skill, pretending to be smart is stupid.
Han Lingkun was stunned when he heard this and bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sir, for your advice."
They stayed in Fengzhou for another month.
This army is still pressing down on the border, and the Shu Kingdom does not dare to withdraw its troops even if it submits a petition.
The envoys who arrived in Bianjing were naturally very cautious and did not dare to speak loudly.
Guo Rong was still very far-sighted and did not exploit the Shu Kingdom as much as a lion, so as to avoid the resentment of the Shu people. At the same time, he also gave Meng Chang capital to squander.
Guo Rong knew very well that Meng Chang was not incompetent, he was just addicted to pleasure and improper employment, which led to today.
If we really want to cut off his ability to enjoy life and motivate him to work hard, it will be detrimental to the great Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty did not focus on paying tribute, but focused on mutual trade exchanges and promoting exchanges between the two sides.
After various treaties were drawn up, Guo Rong issued the order to withdraw his troops.
They crossed Chencang Road, and their first stop was Fengxiang.
Along the way, officials prepared wine and meat in advance, and the three armies drank together and had a triumphal banquet.
After a day of repairs, the army continued to march eastward, passing through Chang'an, passing through Tongguan, and headed toward Luoyang along the official road.
The official road leading to Luoyang was extremely wide, and they occupied half of it, leaving the other half for traders and common people.
Although Guo Rong has strictly enforced military discipline and prohibited soldiers and generals from bullying and plundering the people, the status of arrogant soldiers and generals in the hearts of the people will not improve for a while.
When they saw their army passing by from a distance, they all hid aside and few dared to pass by them.
Seeing this, Luo Youdu also knew that there was still a long way to go to change people's perceptions.
The rapid and chaotic sound of horse hooves sounded from behind.
Luo Youdu looked back and saw that on the other side they had given way to, more than ten riders were speeding toward Luoyang.
It was a bit far away, so I couldn't tell the gender of the person coming.
Han Lingkun also heard the noise and glanced curiously, but with a sound of surprise in his mouth, he slowed down and leaned out half of his body to look around. After a while, he said: "It's really Yuxun! Sir, go first, who's coming.
He is the son of my old friend, and he is here in Fugu, so I don’t know why he appears here."
When Luo Youdu heard about Fugu, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you wait!"
Isn’t that how connections come through?
The dozen or so riders on the other side were getting closer and closer, and the two leading them turned out to be a pair of boys and girls.
The young man is full of heroic spirit, and the young girl is pretty and charming. They are not very old and look like they have been worn by a lot of work.
"It's Uncle Han!"
The young man also noticed Han Lingkun waiting and called out before he could speak.
The boy and girl slowed down and stopped in front of them impartially.
The same was true for the dozen or so mounted guards behind them, showing extraordinary riding skills.